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Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3

4/8/2010

Certificates enable users to provide enhanced security in communications by providing a common credential to verify identity.

Note:
Windows Mobile only supports client certificates using its wireless authentication components. Machine certificates are not supported.

In This Section

Certificates Reference: Contains descriptions of the certificates programming elements.

Certificates Registry Settings: Describes the registry settings that are necessary to configure this functionality in your device.

Certificates Application Development: Provides information about encoding and decoding a certificate, and how to manage certificates with certificate stores, in addition to listing all of the supported certificates APIs.

Certificates Security: Provides security information about certificates in Windows Embedded CE and best practices for implementation.

Related Sections

Certificates and CryptoAPI: Provides detailed information about the information provided in a standard certificate supported by the CryptoAPI.

Certificate Extended Properties: Describes the properties of CryptoAPI certificates that can be added or modified.

Encoding and Decoding a Certificate Context: Describes how the CryptoAPI codes and decodes context in a certificate.

Security for Windows Mobile Devices: Describes how you can add security to your applications using services which include Cryptography, Certificates, and Smart Card.